Me Schmee

First and most important I am a servant of The Most High. A follower of Jesus. A lover of the Word.

I am His pen, His mouthpiece, His daughter. Though, please do not expect perfection. I will forever be a work in progress!

Who I am and what I do is a surprisingly complicated discussion. It depends who you ask and on what day. Most days, I don’t even recognize myself.

To my boys Captain Obvious, Scarfunkle (the extremist), and Loud (or Loud Kiddington who is at the ripe ol’ age of three) I am nurse, teacher, barber, taxi, boredom patrol, Transformer’s master, Lego collector and personal gluten free chef, to name only a few.

To my youngest and only girl I am, well, I’m speechless. :) She will be called PeeWee, the dancing queen and shoe collector (ALREADY and she is not even two).

Our fifth little boy is due Feb 25th, 2011!

My husband Matt writes with me. He loves my passion though sometimes it leads us in circles. I am always enthusiastic about what I’m doing. One challenge is gluten free baking. Like it or not! This endeavor is what inspired my other blog.

I am old fashioned and prefer paper and pencil so a blog where people can read all about me online weirds me out, that’s one reason I called it the Blog Schmog. But you aren’t weird. :)

I hope my blog will inspire you in your walk with Jesus, challenge you if you aren’t sure He is for you, and give you hope that life is not an accident. Of course there will be other nonsense as the mood hits me. Homeschooling, crafting, farm life and gardening, reading/ book reviews (from my personal library) and lots of fun.

Don’t be surprised if this blog doesn’t “fit the mold” or follow a schedule, I like to march to my own beat. Most of the time I will write twice a week. Sometimes I will be absent from “blogdom” as I play in the garden and ride my horse in the Idaho mountains. This is, after all, my anti-blog. But I so enjoy your company so please chime in!

Can you tell I’m type A? I’m justifying and “planning” to be random. Sad! :)

I sincerely hope you find my blog hope filled and fun!

100 random things about me!

I’ve been to Japan twice

I’m terrified of bees

I like zz-top

I play flute (haha)

I wanted to play trombone but the teacher said my arms were too short.

I always wanted to have 4boys

God gave us 4boys and 1 girl

My little girls real name is Davie. Matt and I picked her name while we were dating NOT after our first 3 boys. She has the same initials as my best friend and my mom. A promise I made to my best friend in the 6th grade.

I love antiques

I used to say I would live CA over my dead body

Thankfully I’m alive after living in CA 4yrs

I learned to drive a horse and buggy in Chino CA

I designed and hand drew (not computer drafted) the plans to the house we now live in. 6 re-draws! Very time consuming!

I like sunflowers and stinky daisies (weeds really)

My husband and I met when I was on vacation- we lived 1700 mi apart.

My husband and I courted online (yikes!)

My first car was a “horse”- my grandpa’s Ford Pinto

My third car was also a “horse” a Ford Mustang (I still have it). My favorite birthday present ever was when my hubby bought me an original gas cap for my Mustang.

On that subject my Mustang “introduced” my husband and I. More on that later.

I have lived in Alberta Canada

I like to collect rocks (not tumbled, buy at a sovenier shop. BIG outdoorsy rocks)

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17 responses to “Me Schmee”

You asked to use my Mommyland poem in your blog on Friday and that is fine with me! I am honored that someone enjoys it enough to use it in their own blog! I hope other moms can appreciate what I’m trying to do via my blog. I would love it if we could all vent humorously with each other. Being a mother is no easy task, but it is a gift. Still, isn’t it easier to laugh through the struggles? I think so. Your comment made my day! I am so glad you enjoyed my poem!

Exactly my thoughts! We need to vent but humorously because our kids and husbands deserve respect. So do we for that matter, we are after all, children of Christ! I will post a “teaser” and link to your full post. Hopefully you will get a couple readers that way.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope my little Batgirl story can bring a smile – just a goofy little thing that came to me. It looks like our families are eerily similar – I’m from Idaho, we have 3 boys and now a little girl, my wife is a teacher but homeschools our kids (and teaches piano), both my wife and I have done missions overseas. I like that picture as well – taken in Jackson Hole, and it is one of my favorites.

Looks like you have an interesting blog here. Hopefully I’ll “see” you around. If you’re interested in reviewing books, I’m involved in 2 groups that do it. Feel free to email if you have questions.

Are you at all interested in attending the NCWA conference with Brandilyn Collins this May? I would love to have you attend. Since you’re a writer AND a fan, it would be very useful for you. Let me know if you have any questions. Not sure how far away you are from the Seattle area, or if it is possible….I love reading your blog. Since my son was just diagnosed with a gluten intolerance, I am going to learn to love both your blogs. :) Have a blessed day!

Jess – you absolutely may use the Snow recipe in your blog. I “borrowed” it from someone else anyway :)

Oh boy, your house sounds like a fun place for children. Love that! I’m always looking for fun crafts and such to do with our little Lily Kate, 3 yr old grandaughter, for Camp Pops and Pie. We have “:camp” for our grandchildren every summer (so far we only have 1 grandchild, but are trusting the LORD for many more). I will be back when I have more time to read — the grandbaby is almost here for the rest of the week….yahooo!

Uh, I do have one question. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? I finally found “Jessie” but it isn’t Jessie Kiddington. (I didn’t think it would be.) What name do you write under? I haven’t found a list of your novels anywhere on your blog, even under Book Blab. Unless I’m just not able to distinguish them from the online magazine covers, the spoon, the trees, the feet, the cole-caulked dog and the FAB notices.

I love your comments! In two short blurps you had me in awe of our wonderful saviour, in tears, and laughing my head off. :) I’m SO glad you found me. I am honored that you’d like to know about my novels. Well, like you said I’m way behind you (LOL) and I am not a published (yet) author. So, no novels here at this time, they are both partly written and part still in my head! Do pray that God continues to give guideance and helps me maintain a balanced perspective. I might write with a pen name (we’ll see if they let me) it will be J.A. Cheers.

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Me Schmee

You know you are a story teller IF:
*You can make a five minute event into a thirty minute rant.
*You keep pen and paper next to your coffee cup.
*You can't fall asleep until you write about the days events.
*People often don't understand the words you think are everyday language.
*You have your own language.

I hope you are inspired, challenged, comforted and/or laugh your head off each time you visit my blog!